Chapter 18
Anton felt the cool air of the simulators as a slight smile crossed his lips. The scientists from the conspiracies labs had always amazed him, the holographic simulator was one of their best inventions as of yet, and one of the few he had managed to get included in the manor's upgrades.
"Computer," he said as he unsheathed phoenix and laid the sheath against the wall, "Activate and run training simulation cee-five, difficulty level obsidian."
A low tone signaled that the program was ready as he cleared his head, trying to concentrate on the task at hand.
Swarms of black robed figures surrounded him. They had been designed to look like the ninja's from movies and cartoons, but they were many times more dangerous, that is if the safeties were off, and he never turned them off.
"Begin simulation," he said as he raised his blade to a shoulder forwards position.
The ninjas moved at him from all sides as he breathed in slowly, waiting for them to close as they drew blades.
He felt them, felt their breath as it were, and he moved, leaping vertically like a bullet as three dozen blades intersected where he had been and fifteen of the ninjas had been eliminated by their comrades.
"Training score now at fifteen points," the computer chimed, "The record is set at five thousand."
His free hand gripped the crisscrossed ceiling braces as he scanned the area below him.
Something within him clicked and he saw things.
* * * * *
He saw his families ancestral engagement ring on the hand of a small figure, one he couldn't make out.
* * * * *
Reacting like quicksilver he rolled, using his knees to grip the rafter as he released a stream of lightning upon the training drones.
"Training score now at fifty-six, training score now set at five thousand."
He released his knees to enter freefall for a second.
* * * * *
He saw a city underground, a place of refuge, fall to a wolf.
* * * * *
Rolling before impact, he landed in a crouch atop one of the ninjas.
"Training score now at fifty-seven, training score now set at five thousand."
He whirled, bade slicing through everything in his path as he leaped upwards, using the force of the blade as a propeller to cross the room like a lawnmower before rebounding off a wall.
"Training score now at one hundred and fifty -six, training score now set at five thousand."
His visions becoming clearer.
* * * * *
"You know this can't work between us," the figure said sadly, "You only live for so little time, all humans do."
"Your wrong," he replied, "The blood of the phoenix flows through my blood, I am immortal, like you."
* * * * *
"Training score now at nine hundred and ninety-six, training score now set at five thousand."
He felt the powers rush through him as he felt like he was dreaming the fight and the visions were real.
The ninjas piled upon him in a mound nearly twenty feet over him as he called on the fire. Flames danced around him incinerating his foes ina pyre as he rose to his feet.
"Training score now at two thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six, training score now set at five thousand."
* * * * *
He saw fairies falling from the sky as an armored figure stepped through the shadows, grabbing the girl.
"You will now die," the man said as Anton realized he was atop a plateau surrounded by armies clashing, humans and Fairies allied against a force from the shadows.
He saw his blade glow as seven sigils shone bright
* * * * *
"Training score now at four thousand, three hundred and twenty-nine, training score now set at five thousand."
He raised his hand and a wall of ice erupted from the ground and collapsed over his foes as he swung low through another ninja.
He was feeling clear headed now, and he felt drained. The visions were sill coming, stronger now.
* * * * *
"The phoenix's blood will make me live forever," he said to the girl as he opened the box holding the ring, "It is something that I know for I love you."
"You don't know love," she answered, "You never truly understand it until you lose someone close to you."
"I lost everything, and I do not plan on adding you to that list, you are to important to me."
* * * * *
"Training score now at nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine, training score now matches current score."
He spun, blade finishing off one more ninja.
"Computer," he said as he began to gasp for breath, "End program, record score."
"Program ended, score now set at ten thousand."
Anton felt the cool air of the simulators as a slight smile crossed his lips. The scientists from the conspiracies labs had always amazed him, the holographic simulator was one of their best inventions as of yet, and one of the few he had managed to get included in the manor's upgrades.
"Computer," he said as he unsheathed phoenix and laid the sheath against the wall, "Activate and run training simulation cee-five, difficulty level obsidian."
A low tone signaled that the program was ready as he cleared his head, trying to concentrate on the task at hand.
Swarms of black robed figures surrounded him. They had been designed to look like the ninja's from movies and cartoons, but they were many times more dangerous, that is if the safeties were off, and he never turned them off.
"Begin simulation," he said as he raised his blade to a shoulder forwards position.
The ninjas moved at him from all sides as he breathed in slowly, waiting for them to close as they drew blades.
He felt them, felt their breath as it were, and he moved, leaping vertically like a bullet as three dozen blades intersected where he had been and fifteen of the ninjas had been eliminated by their comrades.
"Training score now at fifteen points," the computer chimed, "The record is set at five thousand."
His free hand gripped the crisscrossed ceiling braces as he scanned the area below him.
Something within him clicked and he saw things.
* * * * *
He saw his families ancestral engagement ring on the hand of a small figure, one he couldn't make out.
* * * * *
Reacting like quicksilver he rolled, using his knees to grip the rafter as he released a stream of lightning upon the training drones.
"Training score now at fifty-six, training score now set at five thousand."
He released his knees to enter freefall for a second.
* * * * *
He saw a city underground, a place of refuge, fall to a wolf.
* * * * *
Rolling before impact, he landed in a crouch atop one of the ninjas.
"Training score now at fifty-seven, training score now set at five thousand."
He whirled, bade slicing through everything in his path as he leaped upwards, using the force of the blade as a propeller to cross the room like a lawnmower before rebounding off a wall.
"Training score now at one hundred and fifty -six, training score now set at five thousand."
His visions becoming clearer.
* * * * *
"You know this can't work between us," the figure said sadly, "You only live for so little time, all humans do."
"Your wrong," he replied, "The blood of the phoenix flows through my blood, I am immortal, like you."
* * * * *
"Training score now at nine hundred and ninety-six, training score now set at five thousand."
He felt the powers rush through him as he felt like he was dreaming the fight and the visions were real.
The ninjas piled upon him in a mound nearly twenty feet over him as he called on the fire. Flames danced around him incinerating his foes ina pyre as he rose to his feet.
"Training score now at two thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six, training score now set at five thousand."
* * * * *
He saw fairies falling from the sky as an armored figure stepped through the shadows, grabbing the girl.
"You will now die," the man said as Anton realized he was atop a plateau surrounded by armies clashing, humans and Fairies allied against a force from the shadows.
He saw his blade glow as seven sigils shone bright
* * * * *
"Training score now at four thousand, three hundred and twenty-nine, training score now set at five thousand."
He raised his hand and a wall of ice erupted from the ground and collapsed over his foes as he swung low through another ninja.
He was feeling clear headed now, and he felt drained. The visions were sill coming, stronger now.
* * * * *
"The phoenix's blood will make me live forever," he said to the girl as he opened the box holding the ring, "It is something that I know for I love you."
"You don't know love," she answered, "You never truly understand it until you lose someone close to you."
"I lost everything, and I do not plan on adding you to that list, you are to important to me."
* * * * *
"Training score now at nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine, training score now matches current score."
He spun, blade finishing off one more ninja.
"Computer," he said as he began to gasp for breath, "End program, record score."
"Program ended, score now set at ten thousand."